Silvia Prada (born in 1969), is an artist and illustrator and lives and works in Barcelona. Her work incorporates a strong ideology of movement within a broad range of cutting-edge contemporary pop culture including fashion, design, art and illustration.

Following her Fine Arts degree from the University of Salamanca in 1993, Silvia continued her postgraduate studies in Visual Communication in Kassel, Germany. After attending various workshops led by artists like Juan Munoz, Laurence Weiner and Richard Deacon, she is selected for the 1994 Gallery circuit with Juana de Aizpuru (Madrid).

In 1999, she contributed to various Spanish magazines, worked as interior designer for Zara and Mango and decided to go back to the publishing world where she collaborated with Colette on an exhibition project for Self-Service magazine.

She dedicated 2001 to her Masters studies at the Elisava Design School of of the Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona). She has collaborated as an independent illustrator for magazines such as The Face and Dazed and Confused. She has also showcased work at Barcelona’s Alternative Fashion Week Celebration.

What are you currently working on and what are your plans for the rest of 2006?
This year, I'm presenting my new book, 'The Silvia Prada Art Book'

Are there any musical artists/bands you are a fan of and would love to work with?
I love Annie and her 'Anniemal' album.

Is there anything you collect obsessively? What's your favourite thing you’ve collected?
I collect all the Barbra Streisand stuff! Vinyl, CDs, photos... everything!

Do you have any favourite projects you've worked on/or clients you’ve worked with?
Yes, I used to work with Carlos Magazine, it's my favourite magazine, produced for Virgin Atlantic.

Who do you see as your contemporaries and who do you rate?
Ryan McGuinness, Brian McGee, Julie Verhoeven... not prejudiced artists.